In which I propose to enter a Haiku with the inspiring photo each day.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

My Girl

My dear, have you heard?
Rose was out on the town
Slept till the rising sun

My Girl, a great all round rose that deserves to be more widely grown in New Zealand.

While classified as a Hybrid Tea and has the large blooms typical of this type of rose, they are flat and come in clusters much like a floribunda. The blooms open rose pink and by the time they drop, they have a lavender tinge.

The plant is low growing and bushy making it ideal for even the smallest of gardens. Very healthy as well so a great all round rose – probably its best attribute is its consistency. There is even a hint of fragrance to please those lovers of fragrant roses .

Bred by Sam McGredy from Northland x Big Purple, My Girl is readily obtainable from garden centres and specialist rose nurseries around New Zealand. It was selected by a panel of school children as their favourite rose at the New Zealand Rose of the Year trials in 2009. ~ Bernard